Matching answer game

ABSTRACT

A chance game including playing tokens, a plurality of master sheets, having situations depicted thereon and multiple keynoted solutions to the situations so depicted, and key cards for each participant corresponding to keynotes for each possible solution on each situation sheet.

May 22, 1973 United States Paten [191 Breslow 3,124,358 3/1964 Weedman.............................35/22 R [54] MATCHING ANSWER GAME 907,133 Deshler.............................273/l52 R [75] Inventor: Jeffrey D. Breslow, Chicago, Ill.

& Associates, Primary ExaminerAnton O. Oechsle Attorney-James F. Coffee et a1.

[73] Assignee: Marvin Glass Chicago, Ill.

22 Filed: Oct.4, 1971 21 Appl.No.: 185,955

ABSTRACT A chance game including playing tokens, a plurality of master sheets, having situations depicted thereon and multiple keynoted solutions to the situations so depicted, and key cards for each participant corresponding to keynotes for each possible solution on each situation sheet.

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2. Brief Description of the Prior Art There are many types of games wherein the participant attempts to match answers or results by the selection or drawing of certain playing cards. Frequently, such games involve the matching of graphic characteristics of the games themselves. In recent years there has been increasing interest in life problems and the solutions thereto, such as manifested by newspaper columns which comprise advice responsive to written letters. It is the purpose of this invention to provide a novel matching type game involving possible solutions to life situation problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed, in brief, to the provision of an improved matching answer chance game.

The best mode currently contemplated for carrying out the invention includes the provision of a plurality of master situation cards with alternate keynoted solutions thereon. Playing tokens are provided for collection by the players during play of the game. The invention further includes key cards for each player having key indicia corresponding to the key indicia for the alternate solutions on the master situation sheets.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The drawingis a perspective view of the several components of the game of this invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The game of this invention preferably includes a plurality of master situation sheets 12 or cards, preferably oriented face down in a stack 12a during the play of the game. It is preferabl that the sheets 12 be made of a suitable rigid paper-like or cardboard material or the like. The game further includes a plurality of playing tokens to be collected during the play of the game. In addition, the game includes a plurality of key cards 16, 18 and 20. Preferably, the key cards are provided in sets of different colors, such as the yellow set 22, orange set 24, red set 26 and green set 28. It is to be understood that additional sets of different colored key cards 16, 18 and could be provided for play of the game by more than four participants.

Each situation sheet 12 includes a portion 30 depicting a certain situation thereon, preferably, in written form. The situation sheet 12 further includes a portion 32 having possible solutions thereon with the alternate possible solutions headed or set out by a key indicia or keynote means such as the letters A, B, and C illustrated at 32a, 32b and 32c. These key indicia correspond to key indicia 34a, 34b and 340 in the form of letters A, B" and C on the key cards 16, 18 and 20.

To play the game, the several master situation sheets 12 are shuffled and placed face down in a pile on a supporting surface. The playing tokens 14 are also placed in a pile and each player is provided with a set, 22 through 28, of the key cards 16, 18 and 20. The players start out taking turns reading the situation cards. Each of the players preferably has his key cards 16, 18 and 20 face down so that indicia 34a, 34b and 34c are not exposed to view. The reader reads the situation 30 on the situation sheet 12 and selects a possible solution 32a through 320 by withdrawing one of his key cards 16, 18 and 20 by placing it in a position separate from the remainder of the cards, still with the face down. The remaining players also select solutions in a similar manner by so withdrawing one of their key cards, 16, 18 and 20. Each player who has selected the same answer that the reader has selected receives a token and the reader receives a token for each player who has selected an answer different from his selected answer.

Thus, this invention provides a novel form of matching answer games. Players may attempt to guess the solution that one of them would select to a problem situation and subsequently discuss the proposed solution and underlying reasons therefore. Thus, the game itself serves as a further catalyst for conversational participation by participants.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, as some modifications may be obvious to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A game device, comprising: a plurality of playing tokens; a plurality of master situation cards, each having a problem situation depicted thereon and each further having multiple alternate solutions to the depicted problem situation, with each solution on each card being denoted by different key indicia; a plurality of sets of individual solution cards, each set having means for visually distinguishing each set from each other set with each card of each set having opposite faces, one face of each card of each set being free of distinctive indicia other than the means which visually distinguishes each set from each other set, and the opposite face of each card of each set having a key indicia thereon corresponding to one of the key indicia on each master card, with each set of individual cards comprising cards having indicia which corresponds to all of the key indicia on each master card. 

1. A game device, comprising: a plurality of playing tokens; a plurality of master situation cards, each having a problem situation depicted thereon and each further having multiple alternate solutions to the depicted problem situation, with each solution on each card being denoted by different key indicia; a plurality of sets of individual solution cards, each set having means for visually distinguishing each set from each other set with each card of each set having opposite faces, one face of each card of each set being free of distinctive indicia other than the means which visually distinguishes each set from each other set, and the opposite face of each card of each set having a key indicia thereon corresponding to one of the key indicia on each master card, with each set of individual cards comprising cards having indicia which corresponds to all of the key indicia on each master card. 